Shaving-brush.



"1). s, RING. v SHAVING BRUSH. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 22, 199B.

- PgtentediJuly 27,1909. v

liv/*067156072* DAVID s; RING,` Voir1 WALTHAM, MsssAcHUsET're I snavniefnnusii.-

Specification of Letters Patenti, i Ratented July 2'?,l 1909s l 4application sied Apta 22,1908'. serial nq. 4281604.

To all whomiit may concern:

Be aimown that i, Dimi vs'. R1NG,.,0i

Waltham in the 'county of Middlesex and .fication This invention relates 'to a shavingk brush State .'of Massachusetts, -havednvented cering-Brushes, of which the following is a specihavingassociated therewith a quantityof soap so that soap may beappliedtol the face' ofthe user and ther `pro uced preliminary to shaving by ,manipulation ,of the brush* alone, and without requiring soap tobe ap- Vplied by a separate'soapstick or byiii'st' .niakingalatherin acup. v z

object ofthe invention is to make a .brush o this .character by lwhich no more than the -re uiredl amount of soap need be a plied,y arid-,one which may be readily c eanedwithoutwasting the soap.

-Tlieinvention will' be hereinafter fully set forthand particularly,pointed.. out inthe claims.

In the drawingsf-Figure 1 represents. a longitudinal sectlon of a brushembodying my invention. Fig. 2 representsa view of -similar character as regards the body of the e brush, but showing the soap-holder in'elevation. Fig. 3 end illustrates the saine as contained within a case, the case being in section. IFig. 4 is an elevation of the soap-holder detached.v vFig'. 5 is an elevation of the soa ,-feederwhich I employ, showing also otted 'lines,"the' soapstick. Fig. is a cross section onithe line'-fo of Fig. 1.`

The brush consistsv of the tubular handle a i ofwhich one end is closed -bya cap or yknob b,

while *the other end containsithe bristle holder c. The bristle-holder is annular in l form havin'ginner and outer concentric walls i betweenwhich the bristles are clampled, and

surrounding a centralopenspace or c amber. This holder is held withinthe open end of the -handlepreferably byfriction. The knob or cap b slips over the therendv of the handle `and has pins or studs d which enter angular Y .slots e in opposite sides of thehandle. By

slip ing the studs intotheslots e and givin-g the mob a slight twist, the studsai'e caused to enter the oi'feset ortionsofthe slots and the knob is then loc red. v.

Within the handle a is a soap-holderf in the forni of a tube which projects through the -bristle-liold er c and into the interior space in tain new and useful Improvements in Shave shows the brush in elevation j 4which contains a spring p and a washor'g.

` enters the tubeand bears against' the Washer thebristies, mass ofsoa g which "protrudes from the outer end" o the holder amil-'may be ro- ,jected as far. as,or beyond, the'loose en' s of thebristles. lWithintlieholderf isa feed This holder containsa stick or ,member h which consistsof a bar Aprovided with't'wo.y enlargeinentsyi and Whichjfit easily within the tube f and yguide' ,the feed member. Surrounding these enlargements are packing washers at?" which produce a Africtional engagement between the lfeed inember and the inner' 4surfacesjof'thev two Walls,

2 this friction'tbeing great .enoughto enable movement, of the feed member byy the pl'rojectionjlater described, to move alsol the tube and the soap stick carried thereby,

not beingso greatas to preventmovement 4ofthe feed member within the tube when `the latter is held stationary. This feed -device has a flat late l fastened to it', whichisfprovidedV wit ak projection km klthat .extends through a slot/ain the side ofthe soapfholdcr 'andserves as a handleifor'advancinv the feed plunger4 to feed the soap' 'as kthe litter becomes 'used up.v This projection also eX- tends through a slot o in the side of the handle, and 'serves towvithdrawr or retract Y the soap as Will be iresentlyexplained.

' The fcap-v or kno I) has' a-'ccntral cavity The spring and the washer are'guided by a' ytube r which 'enters the 4ondfof the handle. The tube r is of sufficient 'diameter toreceive the end"y of/y the soap-holderf,whichlatter Thus the ,spring :serves to project the' soap-holder toward t effre'e ends of the bris'- tles and tends to hold'the soap out near the endsof the bristles, as shown in Figs. 2 yand,

s'o that it canvbe rubbed on the face of the user. Too great"anv amount ofprojection of the soapy-holder is prevented yby a langeor vrubbed upon the surface yto be lathered.

The soap-holder is allowed to `beprojfmted so that the soap, which is moistened by theI water held by the bristles, may be applied.

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When asulcient amount has been applied,

,the projection rm is cngagedby one of thciu- `gers of. the hand v:hi`cl i `holds the brush, and

is retracted, thereby drawing back the soap holder and soap stick until the end of the latter is well back from the ends of thebristles, so that further Amanipulation againstfthe soaped surface will serve simply to make the lather Without causing any more of the soap tobe rubbed off from the surface of the stick.

In cleaning the brush the soap-holder is held retracted, and the soap contained among the bristles can be washed out Without removing any appreciable quantity of sop from the stick.

n order to take the brush apart, the cap b is disengaged from the handle and the soapholder can then 'be removed from the back' end. The Abristle-holder can also be, 'slipp ed out from the front end;

It will be noted thatl the plunger "or feed member h has a reduced extension rfon its end. This extension resides in a socket in the end of the soap stickand serves to hold out the central ortion thereof until the soap is practically a l Worn away. The soa is referably molded in sections, each of W ich i as on one end a socket capablelof receiving the projection i2, and on the other end a roj ection corresponding to that yof the eed member, so that when one'piece of soap becomes nearly Worn awa a new piece can be inserted in the tube f, t e yfeed member having first been removed, and may then be pushed forward until its projection enters the socket of the preceding piece. In the sides of the tube near its end are openings f which give access for Water, so that when the junction between two pieces of soap is pushed forward to these openings, the Water may flow in and cause the pieces to stick together.

order that the rejection m may notextend too far to inter ere with the case while at the same time enabling it to project far enou h to be manipulated', the central portion of Ile handle is reduced in diameter in the manner shown in the drawings.

I claim:

1. A shaving brush consisting of a handle, brush material, a soap holder manually'retractable to Withdraw the soap from lthe end of the brush material, and a feeder to project the soap from the holder as it becomes consumed.

2. A shaving brush consisting of a handle carrying bristles, a tubular soap holder movable in said handle, and aplungerwithin said holder for feeding the soap from the end thereof and provided With means for moving said holder therewith.

of the brush material, means carried by said holder for adjusting the soap therein and yielding means acting against one end of said holdervto normally hold thesar'ne in a posivtractable to Withdraw the soap from the end tion to project the soap toward the outer end of the brush material.

4. A shavingbrush consisting of a handle, an annularbristle holder detachablymounted at one end thereof, a soap-holding tube contained in-said handle, projecting through the said bristle holder into the interior of the mass of bristles, and constructed to carry a piece of soap, a spring bearing against sald tube with tendency to move the' same and the soap toward the outer ends of the bristles, and a ngerprojection engaged With the tube for retracting the same. I

5. A shaving brush consisting of a handle, an annular bristle holder detachably mounted at one end thereof, a soap-holding tube `movable so as to feed the soap out from the same and frictionally bearing against the Walls of the tube and a finger-piece connected to said plunger by which said plunger` may be lso moved, said finger-plece 'serving also through the frictional engagement ofthe ,plunger and tribe` to advance and retract the soap-holding tube as a Whole.

6. A shaving brush consisting of a tubular handle, an end piece detachably connected to one end thereof, an annular set of bristles at "the other end, a soap holder extending through the handle and theA interior of the bristles 'and constructed to carry a piece of soap atth'e bristle end, said end piece having a cavity ada ted to receive the opposite end ofthe soap older, a spring in said cavity bearing on said holder and tending to project the same outward through the bristles, and an internal shoulderwithin said tubular handle for limiting the movementof said soap holder.

7..A combined shaving brush and soap holder, com rising a tubular handle, a ring detachably lield in one end of said handle, carrying an annular series of bristles, a soap holder contained Within said handle and projecting` through said ring, and means carried by said soap holder for adjusting the position of the soap therein, said means being also' constructed to adjust said soap holder.v

8. A combined shaving brush and soa holder, consisting of a tubular handle, brlstles set into one end of said handle and annularly arranged about a central cavit a tube contained and longitudinally movab e within said handle, projecting at one end into the central cavity of the brush, and adapted to said handle, projecting at one end intothe hold a piece of soap in this end, and a plunger l vithin said tube for expelling the soap thererom. 9. A combined shaving' brush and .soa holder consisting'of a tubular handle, brlslarly arranged about a central cavity, a tube contained and longitudinally movablewitlun central cavity of the brush, .and adapted to hold a piece of soap in 'this end, and a plunger within said tube for expelling the soap therefrom, said plunger'havm'g an extension at its y end to enter the adjacent end ofthe soap. j

10. Acombined shaving brush and soa holder, consisting of a tubular handle, bristles set into one end of said handle and annularly arranged about a central cavity, and a tube contained and longitudinally movable within said handle, projecting at one end into the central cavity of the brush, and adapted to hold a piece of soap in this end, said tube having lateral openings near .its end to vgive access of water to the sides of the soap, and

means for adjusting the position of the soap in said'holder. e Y

' In testimony whereof I have allixed my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

l DAVID Sa RING. Witnesses:v

A, C. RATIGAN, ARTHUR II. BURNS. f e 

